Heavy rain has been lashing Andhra Pradesh since Saturday
Hyderabad:
Heavy rain continued in lots of elements of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Sunday for the second day in a row, inflicting extreme water-logging in a number of areas, submerging homes and automobiles. As a result of incessant rainfall, South Central Railway has cancelled over 20 trains and diverted over 30 in each the states as a result of heavy floods.
In Andhra Pradesh, Ambapuram, Nainavaram, Nunna, and Pathapadu villages in Vijayawada Rural Mandal have been fully submerged. Police and NDRF groups have initiated rescue and aid operations, relocating affected residents to rehabilitation facilities.
The climate workplace issued a warning that cyclone “Asna,” a deep melancholy over the Arabian Sea, is predicted to maneuver West-Northwest away from the Indian coast within the subsequent 24 hours.
The melancholy over north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts been inflicting heavy rainfall in these two states over the previous two days. It has moved northwestwards to cross the southern state’s coast close to Kalingapatnam within the early hours of Sunday, a India Meteorological Division official instructed information company PTI.
“Melancholy over South Odisha and adjoining South Chhattisgarh and north Andhra Pradesh abt 60 km southeast of Jagdalpur, 70 km northeast of Malkangiri. Prone to transfer throughout South Odisha, South Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha and weaken into Effectively Marked Low Strain Space throughout subsequent 24 hours,” the climate workplace mentioned in a put up.
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9 Lifeless in Andhra Rains
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu reviewed the climate scenario with senior officers at this time and requested them to include applied sciences corresponding to drones to evaluate the deluge and accordingly plan the aid works. Andhra Pradesh House Minister Vangalapudi Anitha mentioned 13,227 individuals had been evacuated from 294 villages in 5 districts, reported information company PTI.
Homes and autos partially submerged in flood water in Vijayawada
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“Till now 9 individuals died because of the heavy rains. Police, NDRF and SDRF groups rescued 600 individuals from the marooned locations. As many as 17 NDRF and SDRF groups undertook rescue operations at 22 submerged locations in seven districts,” Mr Anitha mentioned in an official launch.
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In Andhra Pradesh’s NTR district, passengers had been stranded on the station since Saturday night time after officers halted the Tamil Nadu Specific as a result of heavy floods in Rayanapadu village. Authorities needed to ship passengers to Vijayawada by way of RTC buses within the morning.
Nevertheless, when the flood scenario didn’t enhance, the railway employees introduced passengers to the Hyderabad-Vijayawada nationwide freeway utilizing tractors and JCBs from the station.
Heavy Rain In Telangana
Rain crippled regular life in Telangana as torrential rain lashed Hyderabad and different elements of the state, inflicting extreme waterlogging. Following the heavy rains, rivulets had been in spate in some districts and the floodwaters disrupted street hyperlinks between villages.
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy held an emergency evaluate with ministers, officers and elected members to evaluate the scenario, reported information company PTI. He directed the ministers, MPs, MLAs and MLCs to remain of their respective areas and take up aid operations.
In Telangana’s Mahabubabad, a younger scientist was discovered useless after being washed away in floodwaters. Dr Nunavath Ashwini was related to the ICAR – Nationwide Institute of Biotic Stress Administration’s Faculty of Crop Resistance System Analysis of Raipur. Search and rescue operations are underway to seek out her lacking father.
In NagarKurnool, a policeman braved heavy rainfall and rescued a person who was washed away and trapped in Naganool creek. An RTC bus and a automobile had been submerged in flood on street in Mahbubabad and with the assistance of JCB crane, the cops rescued the individuals trapped within the bus.
Motion of site visitors got here to a halt on Hyderabad-Vijayawada freeway as flood water submerged the freeway close to Suryapet in Telangana. Water from overflowing tanks inundated a part of Nationwide Freeway 65, bringing vehicular site visitors to a halt.
Motion of site visitors got here to a halt on Hyderabad-Vijayawada freeway as flood water submerged the freeway close to Suryapet in Telangana.
Heavy rains have been lashing Nalgonda and Suryapet districts since Saturday, inundating low-lying areas and slicing off street hyperlinks to some villages. Water from overflowing tanks and lakes entered residential areas in Huzurnagar and Kodad constituencies. Rainwater additionally entered homes in Khammam and Nalgonda districts.
Extra Rainfall Seemingly
A number of locations in Andhra Pradesh are anticipated to obtain rainfall, together with heavy rainfall in some locations. Elements of Srikakulam, Vijayanagaram, Parvatipuram Manyam, Alluri Sitarama Raju, Kakinada and Nandyala districts are prone to obtain heavy rainfall, mentioned an official launch. For the next 4 days, remoted locations in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam are anticipated to expertise thunderstorms with lightning.
The met workplace has issued a purple alert for 11 districts in Telangana. Extraordinarily heavy rainfall is probably going at remoted locations in these districts over the subsequent 24 hours, the met workplace mentioned on Sunday.